Biography
John Avila was from Lowell, Massachusetts. John Avila was convicted at the mass IWW trial in Chicago, sentenced to five years in prison and fined $20,000. He served in Leavenworth Penitentiary from September 30, 1917, to May 14, 1922, when his sentence expired. Avila had a wife and three children.
The March 1920 One Big Union Monthly prisoner roster identifies John Avilla and reports: Federal . Indicted Chicago , Sept. 28 , 1917. Conspiracy to violate Sections 6 , 19 and 37 and Section 4 of Espionage Act. Convicted , 5 year sentence , $ 5,000 bond . Leavenworth Federal prison. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/one-big-union-monthly/v02n03-mar-1920_One%20Big%20Union.pdf#page=6
The March1922 official report lists John Avila in List1 of convicted prisoners or parolees. The government entry reports Conspiracy and violating the espionage act, etc. a sentence of August 30, 1918, 5 years Leavenworth; fined $20,000.. Imposed terms, projected term-expiration dates, parole eligibility and intervals on bond are different measures; none is entered as a complete actual custody total. This attributed government entry is retained alongside the independently established individual chronology. [PDF3]
Government Prosecutions under the Espionage Act, Senate Document159 (March1922), PDF page 3.
